‘I’m a Zionist’: Pop Star Azealia Banks Makes Surprise Pro-Israel Case, Argues That ‘No Black Person Should Be ...

Is Azealia Banks the next great Zionist ally? The American singer-songwriter has offered her two cents on the conflict in the Middle East via a series of expletive-ridden posts on X. Branding herself a “Zionist,” Ms. Banks on Tuesday aired her various …

Glastonbury Festival Says Kneecap Will Still Perform Despite Anti-Israel Remarks, Hezbollah-Tied Terror Charge

The Irish rap band Kneecap will in fact perform at the 2025 Glastonbury music festival in the United Kingdom later this month, organizers confirmed on Tuesday, despite facing pressure to drop the trio after they made anti-Israel comments and allegedly …

Mideast Wars-Israel Defense Exports

Israel strikes Syria hours after missiles launched towards occupied Golan Heights

Israeli air strikes targeted southern Syria on Wednesday morning, just hours after two missiles were launched towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The missiles were reportedly fired from the town of Tasil in Syria's Daraa Governorate - an area …

Hamas rejects any deal lacking guarantees to end Israel’s aggression

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it will not agree to any ceasefire deal that does not guarantee a complete halt to Israel’s military offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip. Bassem Na’eem, a senior Hamas official, said that the resistance …

Israel signed a record $14 billion in defense deals last year despite Gaza war criticism

Some countries have taken steps to suspend defense contracts with Israel. Spain on Tuesday said it had canceled a deal for anti-tank missile systems that were to be manufactured in Madrid by a subsidiary of an Israeli company. A breakdown of Israel's …

Irish university to cut links with Israel over Gaza war

Ireland's prestigious Trinity College Dublin said on Wednesday that it would cut all links with Israel in protest at "ongoing violations of international and humanitarian law". The recommendations would be "enacted for the duration of …

Israel's Weapon Sales Break Record Despite Gaza Outrage

Israel increased its defense exports for a fourth year running in 2024, the Israeli government said on Wednesday, with significant jumps in sales to Europe despite increasing diplomatic pressure and criticism from the country's allies over the war in …

Large majority of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel

BERLIN (Reuters) -Some 73% of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel, including 30% who favour a total ban, a poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting growing public unease over the government's Israel policy. Since Hamas' October 7, …

In a time of darkness and trauma in Israel, a profound new film offers a dose of ‘Bliss’

Sasson Gabai and Asi Levi in ‘Bliss.’ Courtesy of Israel Film Festival By Dan Friedman June 4, 2025 Near the end of Shemi Zarhin’s latest movie, Efi (Asi Levi) is onstage at the community center where she teaches music. She is introducing her adult …